MATTERS OF OBSESSION: Interrogating the marks of colonialism – A conversation between the works of art by Athi-Patra Ruga and Irma Stern

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The Irma Stern Museum in Cape Town has been transformed into a site of conversation between the works of the late Irma Stern and those of contemporary artist Athi-Patra Ruga. The works produced by Ruga are not only a celebration of Stern’s technique but...

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“What I love about [Ruga’s] residency here is how personal it was. So, you know, you would sort of walk in the garden, and there Athi would be sketching,” said“I think a lot of museums, beautiful as they are, can be intimidating. And then it’s for those people who feel safe to cross that threshold. Whereas here, we try to create an ethos of inclusivity where everybody can enter… and I think Athi in his residency really captured that.

In taking a closer critical look at Stern’s work, Ruga has taken some of her famous images and destabilised them, “queering them in response to the status quo”, according to the press release. Ruga explained that as much as South Africa does have an art history with some representation of queer people, it remains tough for people to “come out” in the art world.

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